Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (BOTJ) Insider Trading

Cluster buy

4 insiders bought $35k of their own stock in 5 days.

Open-market purchases by executives and directors between Aug 6 and Aug 10. Buying is rarer than selling and says more, but it is one input, not a verdict.

Net open-market

+$163k

14 buys · 0 sales

Under a 10b5-1 plan

—

no sales

Insiders who bought / sold

6 / 0

executives and directors

Last open-market buy

Aug 2026

Aug 10, 2026

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Trades · last 2 years

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Of their stake	Filing
Aug 10	Lewis C Addison Director	Bought	70	$27.22	$2k	0.4%	Form 4
Aug 7	Michael A Syrek President - Bank of the James	Bought	100	$27.05	$3k	0.7%	Form 4
Aug 6	Watt R Foster Jr Director	Bought	447	$28.01	$13k	0.4%	Form 4
Aug 6	William C Bryant III Director	Bought	650	$27.10	$18k	0.8%	Form 4
May 7	Phillip C Jamerson Director	Bought	1,000	$23.40	$23k	5.8%	Form 4
May 7	Lewis C Addison Director	Bought	82	$23.18	$2k	0.4%	Form 4
May 6	William C Bryant III Director	Bought	1,043	$23.11	$24k	1.4%	Form 4
Feb 20	Robert R Chapman President	Bought	1,200	$20.89	$25k	1.0%	Form 4
Feb 12 – 19	William C Bryant III Director	Bought 2 parts	996	$20.49 average	$20k	1.3%	Form 4
Feb 10	Lewis C Addison Director	Bought	93	$20.50	$2k	0.5%	Form 4
Nov 24, 2025 – Nov 25, 2025	Phillip C Jamerson Director	Bought 2 parts	1,114	$16.73 average	$19k	6.9%	Form 4
Nov 18, 2025	Phillip C Jamerson Director	Bought	589	$16.75	$10k	3.8%	Form 4
Nov 17, 2025	William C Bryant III Director	Bought	59	$16.75	$988	<0.1%	Form 4
Nov 17, 2025	Lewis C Addison Director	Bought	113	$16.75	$2k	0.6%	Form 4
Aug 25, 2025	William C Bryant III Director	Bought	2,525	$15.43	$39k	3.5%	Form 4
Aug 14, 2025	J Todd Scruggs Secretary-Treasurer	Bought	356	$14.30	$5k	1.1%	Form 4
Aug 13, 2025	Lewis C Addison Director	Bought	134	$14.00	$2k	0.7%	Form 4
Aug 12, 2025	Harry P Umberger Jr EVP - Chief Credit Officer	Bought	138	$13.88	$2k	7.3%	Form 4
Aug 11, 2025	Michael A Syrek President - Bank of the James	Bought 2 parts	250	$13.97 average	$3k	1.7%	Form 4
May 22, 2025	William C Bryant III Director	Bought 2 parts	6,602	$14.49 average	$96k	9.9%	Form 4
May 21, 2025	William C Bryant III Director	Bought	223	$14.25	$3k	0.3%	Form 4
May 20, 2025	William C Bryant III Director	Bought	394	$14.25	$6k	0.6%	Form 4
May 20, 2025	William C Bryant III Director	Bought	394	$14.25	$6k	0.6%	Form 4
May 12, 2025	Lewis C Addison Director	Bought	303	$14.25	$4k	1.6%	Form 4
May 9, 2025	Lewis C Addison Director	Bought	349	$14.25	$5k	1.9%	Form 4
May 5, 2025	Robert R Chapman President	Bought	2,828	$14.11	$40k	2.4%	Form 4
May 5, 2025	Michael A Syrek President - Bank of the James	Bought	350	$14.00	$5k	2.4%	Form 4

Aug 10
Lewis C Addison
Director · bought 70 at $27.22
$2k
0.4% of stake
Aug 7
Michael A Syrek
President - Bank of the James · bought 100 at $27.05
$3k
0.7% of stake
Aug 6
Watt R Foster Jr
Director · bought 447 at $28.01
$13k
0.4% of stake
Aug 6
William C Bryant III
Director · bought 650 at $27.10
$18k
0.8% of stake
May 7
Phillip C Jamerson
Director · bought 1,000 at $23.40
$23k
5.8% of stake
May 7
Lewis C Addison
Director · bought 82 at $23.18
$2k
0.4% of stake
May 6
William C Bryant III
Director · bought 1,043 at $23.11
$24k
1.4% of stake
Feb 20
Robert R Chapman
President · bought 1,200 at $20.89
$25k
1.0% of stake
Feb 12 – 19
William C Bryant III
Director · bought 996 at avg $20.49
$20k
1.3% of stake
Feb 10
Lewis C Addison
Director · bought 93 at $20.50
$2k
0.5% of stake
Nov 24, 2025 – Nov 25, 2025
Phillip C Jamerson
Director · bought 1,114 at avg $16.73
$19k
6.9% of stake
Nov 18, 2025
Phillip C Jamerson
Director · bought 589 at $16.75
$10k
3.8% of stake
Nov 17, 2025
William C Bryant III
Director · bought 59 at $16.75
$988
<0.1% of stake
Nov 17, 2025
Lewis C Addison
Director · bought 113 at $16.75
$2k
0.6% of stake
Aug 25, 2025
William C Bryant III
Director · bought 2,525 at $15.43
$39k
3.5% of stake
Aug 14, 2025
J Todd Scruggs
Secretary-Treasurer · bought 356 at $14.30
$5k
1.1% of stake
Aug 13, 2025
Lewis C Addison
Director · bought 134 at $14.00
$2k
0.7% of stake
Aug 12, 2025
Harry P Umberger Jr
EVP - Chief Credit Officer · bought 138 at $13.88
$2k
7.3% of stake
Aug 11, 2025
Michael A Syrek
President - Bank of the James · bought 250 at avg $13.97
$3k
1.7% of stake
May 22, 2025
William C Bryant III
Director · bought 6,602 at avg $14.49
$96k
9.9% of stake
May 21, 2025
William C Bryant III
Director · bought 223 at $14.25
$3k
0.3% of stake
May 20, 2025
William C Bryant III
Director · bought 394 at $14.25
$6k
0.6% of stake
May 20, 2025
William C Bryant III
Director · bought 394 at $14.25
$6k
0.6% of stake
May 12, 2025
Lewis C Addison
Director · bought 303 at $14.25
$4k
1.6% of stake
May 9, 2025
Lewis C Addison
Director · bought 349 at $14.25
$5k
1.9% of stake
May 5, 2025
Robert R Chapman
President · bought 2,828 at $14.11
$40k
2.4% of stake
May 5, 2025
Michael A Syrek
President - Bank of the James · bought 350 at $14.00
$5k
2.4% of stake

How to read this. Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversifying, a house. Open-market buys are rarer and say more. A 10b5-1 plan is a trading schedule set up months in advance, so those sales were not timed on news. Large holders (funds and 10% owners) are listed under Everything but not counted as insiders. If you own or watch BOTJ, we send a push when an executive buys or makes a large sale outside a plan.

Source: SEC Form 4 filings, filed within two business days of each trade and checked for new ones every hour.

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